Auto Imagery’s 10 Photo Greats for April

Spring is in full thrash, and the month of April flew by in a flash. A pair of four-wide NHRA events on either side of the country highlighted the drag racing action — the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas closed out a series of events out west before teams trekked east to Charlotte for the American Rebel Light NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Auto Imagery Vice President and photographer Alex Owens and fellow photographer Rich Lawce selected a handful of their favorite images captured at these raucous events.

Please enjoy the 10 Photo Greats for April, courtesy of Auto Imagery. You’ll find full galleries for each event on the Auto Imagery website here, where each photo is available for purchase in various sizes and formats.

Reed Taylor’s ’23 Altered was a stand-out in the Top Dragster category at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Photo Auto Imagery/Alex Owens)
Amber Hartford gracefully steps out of the way as husband Matt Hartford powers his Pro Stock car past her on the burnout in Las Vegas Four-Wide qualifying (Photo Auto Imagery/Rich Lawce)
Chris McGaha’s “Silver Bullet” Harlow Sammons Racing Pro Stocker is caught in motion at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Photo Auto Imagery/Rich Lawce)
The hop of a tire is frozen mid-bounce as the Goodyears on Steve Torrence’s CAPCO Contractors Top Fuel dragster stretch skinny during the burnout (Photo Auto Imagery/Rich Lawce)
Simpson Safety Safari NHRA starter Kenny Lubanski walks the track at the American Rebel Light NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte (Photo Auto Imagery/Alex Owens)
It was wheels up for 2024 Comp Eliminator champion Cody Lane during a run at the Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals (Photo Auto Imagery/Rich Lawce)
Brittany Force made history with a 341.59-mph run in her John Force Racing/HendrickCars.com Top Fuel dragster at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte (Photo Auto Imagery/Alex Owens)
The bumper of this G/SA ’79 Malibu grocery-getter tips toward the ground as James Marshall launches from the starting line in Charlotte (Photo Auto Imagyer/Alex Owens)
Charlotte champ Shawn Langdon, the 1,000th Top Fuel winner, has his time slip signed by “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, the first Top Fuel winner (Photo Auto Imagery/Alex Owens)
NHRA Northeast Division standouts Joe Lisa (Super Stock) and Russell “Bubba” Linke (Stock) raise their respective Wallys in a shared winner’s circle (Photo Auto Imagyer/Alex Owens)

About Auto Imagery

Auto Imagery, Inc. was established 45 years ago by acclaimed drag racing photographer Richard Shute, who decided to make a business out of his favorite hobby: photographing drag racing. Shute and his team of proven photographers have traveled near and far to catalog NHRA drag racing from every angle on the series tour. Auto Imagery houses well over a million photos and archives each NHRA national event and the racers who participate. The easily searchable database allows drag racing enthusiasts to purchase both digital and print versions in a variety of sizes. View the vast collection online at AutoImagery.com. Follow Auto Imagery on Facebook here.

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